Stigma, and factors associated with experiencing stigma, while visiting health-care services among samples of people who use illegal drugs in Australia.
Rachel SutherlandCate KingAntonia KarlssonCarla TreloarTimothy R BroadyUdesha ChandrasenaCaroline SalomPaul M DietzeAmy PeacockPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2024)
Experiences of stigma when accessing health-care services are relatively common across different populations of people who use illegal drugs. Our findings highlight the multiple and intersecting dimensions of stigma and provide further support for recent calls for a universal precautions approach to stigma in health care.